Smith Campaign Walk News Goes On Air
Alfred E. Smith plans a radio reply titled The Hands of Esau as New Deal supporters in Congress and the Democratic party push unity. Senator Robinson of Arkansas will deliver the official response tomorrow night while Smith avoids public comment on his planned campaign walk or possible convention role.
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Washington
New Deal
Congress
Democratic Organization Today
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Robinson
Arkansas
Esau
House
Liberty League
New York
Philadelphia
Expert criticizes new farm program in Texas
Dr. A B Cox of the University of Texas, a critic of past New Deal cotton controls, denounces the soil conservation bill proposed market control. He says removing the AAA did not solve the cotton problem and warns the department’s plan to pay farmers to do less under a camouflaged program will fail and not be appreciated by the American people.
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Austin
U.P
A. B. Cox
University of Texas
AAA
Cox
Department of Agriculture
American Freed After Promising Ransom in Mexico
Max L. Quinn, a U.S. citizen from Spokane Washington, was freed in Guanajuato Mexico after promising to pay 1000 pesos to his captors. He was unharmed and reached safety after a long trek on foot and by horseback. 25 bandits seized him near the El Cubo Mine but split into two groups when federal troops approached.
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Guanajuato
Mexico
Max L. Quinn
United States
Frigay
Quinn
Spokane
Wash
el Cubo
F D R NAMES BANKING BOARD
President Roosevelt nominates a seven member Federal Reserve Board with six named for varied terms. Senator Glass signals quick Senate approval, noting Eccles faces long opposition but remains on the slate. Remaining vacancy to be filled by a representative of the banking sector.
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Ralph W. Morrison
Senate
Sevenman Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt
San Antonio
Washington
Senator Glass
Democrat
Virginia
Federal Reserve Board
Glass
Marriner S. Eccles
Utah
Eccles
M. S. Szymczak
Chicago
Joseph A. Broderick
New York
Ronald Ransom
Georgia
John McKee
Ohio
Texas
Hearing Set on Outlaw Appeal
The appeal of N. C. Outlaw Post attorney from a 15 month sentence and $1000 fine for subornation to perjury during a grand jury investigation of a narcotics agent’s killing will be argued before the circuit court of appeals in New Orleans this week. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe H. Jones will represent the government.
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Dallas
N. C
United States
Joe H. Jones
New Orleans
Hamlin Insane Says Oakland Doctor Supports Plea
The Hamlin murder trial in Farwell slowed as Special Prosecutor Simpson was absent ill in Clovis. Grady Hazlewood arrived to aid the prosecution while defense witnesses testified about L. D. Lewis and an insanity plea. Major Simpson may not attend Tuesday if not improved.
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E. T. Miller
Oakland
Calif
Hamlin
L. D. Lewis
Amarillo
Jimmie Witherspoon
Doctor Miller
Dan Hardee
Jimmie Cloud
Borger
Lewis
Wickersham Rites Set For Today
Funeral services for George W. Wickersham former United States attorney general will be held in New York tomorrow. Honorary pallbearer Henry W. Taft brother of the late president will attend. Bishop Manning and Dr. Reiland will conduct the service. burial follows at Brookside Cemetery Englewood NJ.
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New York
U.P
George W. Wickersham
United States
Henry W. Taft
Wictersham
William T. Manning
Karl Reiland
St. George’s Church
Brookside Cemetery
Englewood
N. J
Armour Ferguson Taken Ill From Poison
Armour Ferguson of the wealthy Armour meat packing family lay critically ill after poisoning. He was found slumped in a hotel lobby and rushed to Bellevue Hospital in midtown New York.
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New York
Armour Ferguson
Armour
Ferguson
Bellevue Hospital
Tyler Crash Claims Two Lives Near Harris Creek
An automobile crash in the Harris Creek area near Tyler left Perry A. Nolan 34 and Raleigh Murrell 17 dead after their car overturned late Sunday. The accident occurred in the Harris Creek community.
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Tyler
Perry A. Nolan
Raleigh Murrell
Harris Creek
Experts Converge On Plan To Halt Soil and Wind Erosion
More than 70 agronomists and officials met in Amarillo for a two day conference on a unified five state soil and wind erosion program in Region Six. Reports covered soil types wheat and cotton cropping methods pasture land management and farm abandonment issues. Leaders emphasized the human element and the need for coordinated recommendations to prevent further land damage and reclamation of wasted land.
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U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Amarillo
C. C. Enlow
Washington, D. C
H. H. Finnell
Region Six
F. J. Crider
Soil Conservation Nurseries
C. C. Fuller
Agronomist
M. M
Allred Declines Immediate Special Session for Pensions
Governor Allred said he will not call a sudden legislative session to fund old age pensions. He left open the possibility of a future session if needed, noting the pension law becomes effective February 14 and requires thorough investigations and reliable data before action.
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Austin
Allred
Woman reindicted in death of son in Gatesville case
Mrs. Ethel Johnson of Dallas was reindicted by the Coryell County grand jury on murder charges in the death of her son Joe Dean Blankenship. She is free on $15,000 bond on a prior indictment accusing her of murdering his wife Bernice. A coroner’s verdict initially ruled Blankenship killed his wife and then died by his own hand.
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Gatesville
U.P
Ethel Johnson
Dallas
Coryell County Grand
Joe Dean Blankenship
Liberty
Bernice
Young Blankenship
Sailor Sentenced to Five Years for Murder
William Vogel, 23, a sailor, pleaded guilty to murdering Horacio Peran, a fellow seaman, on September 23. District Judge Langston G. King sentenced Vogel to five years in a Texas prison.
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Houston
William Vogel
Horacio Peran
Langston G. King
Texas
Royal mourning fills Buckingham Palace as king lies in state
Seven European heads of state gathered with King Edward VIII at Buckingham Palace for a solemn vigil over King George V. The hall glowed with taper light as the late monarch lay in state, his body resting on a platform surrounded by gold plate valued at about 2 million pounds.
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London
Edward VIII
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Hall
George V
Networks to Air King George Funeral in England Broadcast
United States stations will carry the English funeral services for King George on January 28 starting 4 30 to 6 A M Eastern Time and 8 to 9 A M, with short wave options direct from London. WABC CBS airs a New York memorial at 10 A M and WJZ NBC offers a Washington memorial at 11 A M local times.
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New York
England
King George
Amarillo
London
Wabc-Cbs
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Wjz-Nbc
Washington Cathedral
Washington
Royal Funeral Arrangements Mark State Farewell
A state funeral procession drew crowds as mourners passed the catafalque for the late figure. An A. S. ambassador attended the somber rites while a formal palace reception followed the regal dinner, where the 41-year-old king met crown princes and other dignitaries.
Aged Texas Woman Burned In Brownwood Home
Mrs. Leo P. Baugh an 85 year old Brownwood resident was badly burned when her clothing caught fire from a gas stove. She had lived in Brownwood since 1862 and was married to L P Baugh a pioneer rancher and Indian fighter.
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Brownwood
Leo P. Baugh
L. P. Baugh
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And West Texas
Weather notice shows Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas remains partly cloudy with a slight temperature rise, while New Mexico sees fair skies with little change. Hourly data from Amarillo yesterday is incomplete and shows scattered readings.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Demos to Mix Race Medicine in Conference Demos to Aid Roosevelt
Texas Democrats plan a Saturday executive committee meeting in Austin to map national campaign aid. Myron Blalock of Marshall called the session after talks in Washington with Postmaster General Farley. Governor Allred is expected to be keynoter as Blalock directs activities.
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Demos
Austin
Texas
Blalock
Myron G. Blalock
Marshall
Washington
Farley
Allred
Crippled Ship Antonio G Lemos Calls For Aid
The Greek freighter Antonio G Lemos told ships to aid her, then said chains were repaired and no more help needed. She waits weather improvement before Bermuda repairs and signs off with thanks. intercepted by coast guard near Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Antonio G. Lemos
Coast Guard
Bermuda
Talmadge foresees shunning of Roosevelt at Philadelphia
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge, a Democratic critic of the New Deal, predicted at a Macon grass roots meeting that the Philadelphia national convention would not renominate President Roosevelt and would return to the 1932 platform. He spoke with John Henry Kirby, a Houston lumberman, who endorsed the stance.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
John Henry Kirby
Houston
Texas
Macon
Kirby
Allred Says Smith Out Of Step With Roosevelt
Gov James V Allred commented on Alfred E Smith speech criticizing the Roosevelt administration stating it looks as though everybody is out of step but Al He added he supported Smith loyally in 1928 and regrets the lack of any kind remarks about President Roosevelt or his policies
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Austin
James V. Allred
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Treasury to Pay Bonus Bonds by June Fifteenth Deadline
Roosevelt won Senate approval 76 to 19 to pay the World War I bonus bonds. Morgenthau said 38 million bonds will be cashed by June 15 with 2,500 to 3,000 extra workers over six months. Veterans urged to keep bonds as nest eggs and avoid cashing early.
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Treasury
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
House
Treasury and Veterans Administration
Morgenthau
Department
Veterans Administration
General Motors Reports Higher 1935 Earnings
General Motors Corporation announced 1935 earnings per share of $3.69, up from $1.99 in 1934. Net profit for the year, after charges and taxes, totaled $167,226,000 for the corporation and subsidiaries, with possible final adjustments on closing, versus $94,769,131 in 1933.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Italian Southern Army Advances in Ethiopia Alarm Ras Desta
Rome reports joy over Italy's southern advance into Ethiopia and Addis Ababa worries as Gen. Graziani's column pushes deeper. Ethiopian commander Ras Desta Demtu orders a mountain retreat toward 300 miles behind Dolo to make a stand. Red Cross scales back emblem use amid air raids. Casualties cited at about 15 000 across fronts with thousands killed in a Kenya border trap. Emperor Selassie orders Ras Desta to withdraw and prepare defenses.
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Preas
Italy
Rome
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Hell On Wheels
Rudolfo Graziani
Ras Desty
London
Red Cross
Sle
Africa
Associated Press
Kenya
Selassie
Ras Desta
Dolo
Exposure blamed in Texan's death in Beaumont
Beaumont Jan 27 The death of Robert Lee Mayes 33 from exposure today was the first attributed to the wintry weather that swept into the area last night. Mayes who was in search of work collapsed at the rear of an acquaintance's home and apparently had lain on the ground several hours before his body was discovered.
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Beaumont
Robert Lee Mayes
Mayes
Sub-Zero Dip Forecast As Historic Cold Persists
Chicago weather forecasts warn the current cold wave as the worst in 24 years with sub-zero conditions likely for two more days. At least fifteen deaths attributed to the cold and heavy farm and fire losses accompany Arctic temperatures spanning from Montana to New York, with Nebraska and Oklahoma showing mixed relief signs.
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Chicago
Mercury
Mackenzie Basin
Montana
Nashville
Tenn
New York State
Nebraska
Omaha
Sydney
Oklahoma
Bartlesville
Texas
Beaumont
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